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Divorce and the unproductive employee

by Kathryn M. Grigg Employees are not the only ones who suffer through a divorce. Employers also bear the cost of an employee’s divorce through absenteeism and reduced productivity. This article addresses some benefits and support programs you can provide at minimal cost to maintain a productive workforce. Costs of divorce The amount of time […]

Visualization—A Key to Inspirational Leadership

In today’s multigenerational workforce, it’s constantly a challenge to train, motivate, and lead your organization’s employees. Visualization and imagery can help, however, as shown in today’s article by Chris Ainsworth, head of talent and organizational development for TD Bank®.

New Recruiting, Engagement, and Branding Survey Results

The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the 2016 Talent Matters: Recruiting, Engagement, and Branding Survey in March 2016. Recruiting, engagement, and employment branding are the bread and butter of talent management. We asked participants everything from their perceptions on engagement and branding to what steps they take to engage their employees to what they […]

A HIPAA Audit Might Come Knocking Soon

As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun a round of audits of covered entities and their business associates.

Pesky Pet Perturbs Postal Worker

Postal workers can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to work safety! HRSBT recently reported on a mail carrier being assaulted by turkeys on his daily route, and now new reports are surfacing of another menacing animal attacking postal workers in the United Kingdom!

DOL’s Final Overtime Rules Coming Any Day Now

By BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD Employers, get ready for a busy summer! Just when you are about to embark on your summer getaways, dreaming of sun and relaxation … you are probably going to have 60 days to make sure you are in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes. Well, […]

Ask the Expert: Should Employee Be Paid for Enrolling in Benefits?

One of my clients has an employee who is requesting compensation for time spent enrolling in benefits using his/her personal time. The employees have limited access to computers since they work in a production area. The employer will have a computer set up for employees to use during the week of open enrollment. However, employees […]

Overtime Exemption: It’s What You Do, Not What They Call You

By Steve Jones, JD, Jack Nelson Jones & Bryant, P.A The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently reversed a district court’s decision that an employee wasn’t exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because her primary duties weren’t related to […]

Does Employee Ownership Work?

By Upendra Chivukula and Veny W. Musum Today, almost 50% of Americans own zero capital wealth. With the already manifest discontent all over the country, this fact is an ominous recipe for even wider, much more serious future levels of unrest. However, there is a solution. Shared employee ownership via Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) […]